The Hall of Fame career of Nicklas Lidstrom is exhausting to comprehend. His accomplishments are so numerous that his Wikipedia page locks up my laptop computer. His perfection on the ice is surpassed only by his classiness off of it...

Gustav Nyquist could be just what the Detroit Red Wings need to get going offensively. According to the Detroit Free Press , he will take Jiri Hudler's spot in a top-six role on a line with Johan Franzen and Todd Bertuzzi...

The 2011-2012 NHL season has and has not treated the Detroit Red Wings kindly. After a quick start that saw the team win five in a row, the Wings have since lost four strait and are suddenly third in the competitive Central division...

Few things in hockey bring fans out of their seats like a good old-fashioned fight. While the days of the Broadstreet Bullies may be long gone, there are still a high number of quality bouts that take place every year...

Niklas Kronwall of the Detroit Red Wings has been given a seven-year contract extension worth $33.25 million according to several sources . While his positional play continues to improve, we all love Kronwall for his hits...

I watched Disney's animated classic Aladdin with my two little brothers the other day, and I got to thinking: What would each NHL team wish for if they were in possession of the magic lamp? No, not the one behind the opposition's net...

Big NHL seasons mean bigger expectations. If Alex Ovechkin puts up 80 points in a year the expectation becomes 90 for the next season. Some guys are able to live up to these lofty, ever-increasing standards...

The sophomore slump is one of the most predictable phenomenons in the NHL . Players explode onto the scene as a rookie by surpassing even the most wild expectations, only to take a bit of a step back the following year...

The 2011-2012 NHL season should be one of the closest we've ever seen. The salary cap has done the job it was supposed to, and created parity around the league. It truly is an "any given Sunday" type atmosphere these days...

Sports Illustrated can keep their whole beautifully air brushed super model thing with their yearly swimsuit issue. ESPN's Body Issue is something different all together. Sure, the focus is still on bodies...

Sometimes it seems like our favorite athletes are good at any sport they try their hand at. They are supremely talented individuals—even the guys on the bench are among the best in the world if you really think about it...